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About the statistics
Definitions
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Name and topic
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Name: Non-harvest mortality of cervids
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Responsible division
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Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
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Definitions of the main concepts and variables
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Cervids
Cervids includes moose (Alces alces), red deer (Cervus elaphus), wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).
Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids
The number of moose, red-deer, wild reindeer and roe-deer that perish or are felled beyond ordinary hunting.
The hunting year
One hunting year runs from 1 April to 31 March the following year.
Administrative information
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Regional level
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Municipality.
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Frequency and timeliness
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Annual.
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International reporting
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Not relevant
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Microdata
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Edited data sets are stored at Statistics Norway.
Background
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Background and purpose
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The purpose of the statistics is to provide information at municipality level on the reduction of deer outside ordinary hunting. Statistics are provided dating back to the hunting year 1965/66. Until 1951, the reduction outside ordinary hunting was included in the ordinary hunting statistics.
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Users and applications
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The statistics are compiled for the Norwegian Enviroment Agency and serve as an important tool in the local and national management of deer stocks. Public agencies (ministries, counties, municipalities) and research institutes use the statistics. Other important user groups include professional publications and hunters.
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Equal treatment of users
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No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.
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Coherence with other statistics
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Statistics on the registered mortality of large carnivores and eagles are published annually.
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Legal authority
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The Wildlife Act and the Statistics Act § 2-1.
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EEA reference
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Not relevant
Production
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Population
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The statistics cover killed game reported to the municipal wildlife management department. In general, all reductions of deer outside ordinary hunting must be reported, but for various reasons this is not always done. The combined data can consequently be viewed as minimum figures.
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Data sources and sampling
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The statistics are based on reports from municipal wildlife management departments.
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Collection of data, editing and estimations
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The municipalities report to Statistics Norway via the Internet.
Regular controls and revisions are carried out on the incoming material. The forms are checked for absolute and possible errors, and errors are corrected during the revision of the forms. Where necessary, the municipal and county authorities are contacted to clarify cases of doubt.
The number of killed animals is summarised and distributed by municipality.
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Seasonal adjustment
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Not relevant
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Confidentiality
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Not relevant
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Comparability over time and space
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Breaks in the time series have not occurred since the statistics were started for the hunting year 1965/66. Starting with the hunting year 1990/91, the data were broken down by male animal, female animal and calf.
Accuracy and reliability
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Sources of error and uncertainty
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It can be difficult to determine the sex and age of animals that have been dead for a long time before they are found. In such cases the municipal wildlife management department must use its judgement.
Reporting to Statistics Norway is compulsory for all municipalities. Statistics Norway and the county management remind municipalities that have not forwarded the reports within the time limit. In that way all municipalities are covered.
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Revision
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Not relevant